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However, the majority of patients with pancreatic cancer present with metastatic or locally advanced un-resectable disease; [7] thus only 15–20% of patients are candidates for the Whipple procedure. Surgery may follow neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which aims to shrink the tumor and increase the likelihood of complete resection. [8]
In medicine, a pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.Several types of pancreatectomies exist, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy.
A personalized mRNA vaccine may reduce the risks of pancreatic cancer returning after surgery, according to a preliminary study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Pancreatic cancer is one ...
Pancreatic cancer can be treated with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, palliative care, or a combination of these. [1] Treatment options are partly based on the cancer stage. [1] Surgery is the only treatment that can cure pancreatic adenocarcinoma, [12] and may also be done to improve quality of life without the potential for cure.
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet shares cancer diagnosis, Brooke Rollins is confirmed as secretary of agriculture, and Fortune’s Ellie Austin dives into the boom in companies focused on female longevity.
The most common types of cancer discovered through abdominal surgery are gastrointestinal, such as colon or stomach, or genital or urinary, Dr. Ben Ho Park, director of precision oncology at ...
Allen Oldfather Whipple (September 2, 1881 – April 6, 1963) was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the Whipple procedure) as well as Whipple's triad. Whipple was born to missionary parents William Levi Whipple and Mary Louise Whipple (née Allen), in Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
President Donald Trump, over the weekend, stoked criticism and alarm when he posted a blunt and cryptic statement seemingly suggesting the nation's laws don't apply to him. "He who saves his ...